Dec 13, 2019
The US is tightening regulation standards for managing space debris. NASA announced these guidelines, a revision to a 2001 version of standards, on December 9, 2019. As the amount of satellites launched continues to grow, with thousands being proposed for launch in...
Aug 21, 2018
During this year’s DEF CON 26, IOActive’s Security Researchers Ruben Santamarta and Josep Pi Rodriguez discuss vulnerabilities in SATCOM equipment and security flaws in Extreme Networks’ WingOS. Santamarta builds on his extensive research from 2014...
Sep 4, 2017
Many people worry about planes crashing. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, fear of flying, usually called aviophobia, affects 6.5 percent of the population, which amounts to 20 million people. Other estimates are even higher, if you include people...
Sep 4, 2017
High-energy neutrons stream through our atmosphere. These neutrons can cause computer errors known as single-event upsets. Although these upsets do not result in permanent damage, they can crash computer applications, such as those vital to operating aircraft. The...
Aug 4, 2017
Solar storms occasionally reach earth. The first solar storm to be documented was in 1859 -known as the Carrington Event. A solar coronal mass ejection hit Earth’s atmosphere. What ensued was one of the largest geomagnetic storms in recorded history. The Aurora,...
